The Big M 4/16/2013

[Quillback]

It was a dinkfest rodeo out there today. Lost exact count but had around 50 black bass, with maybe 8 of those being keeps. Biggest was 2.5 lbs. Mix of spots and LM's with 2 smallmouth. Most fish came on a c-rigged Zoom Speed craw, t-rigged tube was working well, caught maybe 7 or 8 on the float n fly (a first for me), and got one of my smallmouth Biffle Buggin. Best depths were 5 - 15 feet, rocky structure, nothing steep, sometimes with wood, sometimes not. Visibility is around 8 -10 feet in the upper White in the coves, water temps were 57 -59 degrees. Best bite was early in the afternoon, but it was pretty much an all day bite.

Beds are being made, eased into one little pocket and saw 1/2 dozen beds in a 20 yard stretch in about 3 - 5 feet of water, and saw several 12" males hanging around the beds.

[Guest]

Awesome!!

I love that Biffle Bug!!

[fishingaddiction]

Dinks or not, you had a great day. Are you fishing the C-rig with a heavy sinker, or more of a finese presentation. Sounds like the spawn has started in the upper part of the lake. I fished the K-city area this past weekend, and didn't find any fish shallow. We did manage several keeper K's on steep/bluff banks suspended in cedar trees, and some good K's schooling in the middle of the creek over 40 FOW. Caught all the fish on jerk baits.

[Quillback]

I'm fishing a finesse deal, I use a 3/8 oz tungsten worm sinker, floro main line and 8lb. mono for a leader. I haven't been down lake around KC or the dam, but from what I'm reading the water is much clearer than what you see up the White, so I'm speculating that's why the fish are deeper in that area.

[Quillback]

Awesome!!

I love that Biffle Bug!!

Yep I get a kick out of fishing it, still a little early for it I believe, I gave it a shot on some deeper water hoping I could find some big gals, had a couple of bites but only could stick that one smallmouth.